Pride Movie Matinee: Kiki
2025-06-23 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Grab your popcorn for this program series! Mondays in June we’re showing a series of films for Pride Month in our Activity Room! Features include a black & white classic, a teen coming of age, a cross country drive, and a documentary. Snacks provided, no registration required.
Kiki (2017), Documentary, Unrated, 1hr 33min
25 years after “Paris Is Burning” introduced the art of voguing to the world, Kiki revisits New York City’s thriving underground ballroom scene. It’s a larger-than-life world in which LGBTQ youths of color are empowered by staging elaborate dance competitions. It’s also a safe haven for struggling, at-risk teens who find acceptance within the Kiki community. Going beyond the glamour of the balls highlights the serious challenges facing queer black and Latino youth.
Documentary is unrated, but contains discussions of difficult topics, lived experiences, and strong language.
Public performance rights provided through Kanopy

Clapp Critics
2025-06-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Our fiction book club, Clapp Critics meets every 4th Monday of the Month. Email mmarszalek@cwmars.org with any questions.

SFF Book Club
2025-06-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, MA
A monthly book group for lovers of high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, far future, and all of the speculative fiction options.
We meet online via Google Meet.
Upcoming reads:

The Naming Song / Jedediah Berry (1/27)
The Children of Blood and Bone / Tomi Adeyemi (2/24)
The Tainted Cup / Robert Jackson Bennett (3/24)
Nettle & Bone / T. Kingfisher (4/28)
Stories of Your Life and Others / Ted Chiang (5/26)
The Last Hour Between Worlds / Melissa Caruso (6/23)

To sign-up or ask questions email Tegan at tmannino@cwmars.org

Teen Book Club (June 2025)
2025-06-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Clapp Memorial Library has started a book club for teens entering grades 7-12! This Teen Book Club is in conjunction with the MA Teen Choice Book Awards (MTCBA), the only book award in the state selected by teens. Each month teens will read and meet to discuss one book from the nominee list. On Wednesday, June 25th from 3:00-4:00PM, teens will discuss I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library’s circulation desk and on the Libby app. Snacks will be provided at the meeting. Email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com with any questions.

Drawstring Fabric Bag
2025-06-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
People have always needed a way to carry things along with them. There are many common shapes in bag design. Ultimately, the purpose is to help us carry our belongings with us easily.
Come get hands-on with history with Castle Nitor. Learn how to make your own Drawstring Bag. Our teachers will show you the fundamental techniques as you create your own piece of history. Learn the basics of hand sewing. We will have all the necessary supplies and tools for you to create a fun project. Enjoy a break in a different time!
This class is run by Allison, the Lady of Castle Nitor; she is a history lover who collects craft skills and loves teaching and creating a fun, relaxing environment for all. Castle Nitor helps people live fully by learning from historical daily life and bringing the arts of the past to life again.
Class is limited to 12 participants. Registration & confirmation required, sign up here: https://forms.gle/ura5YZD8kyDujb8y8
Sponsored by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.
Celebrate Summer Reading with us! Sign up at clapplibrary.beanstack.com or via the Beanstack app.

Fiber Arts with the Woolies
2025-06-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet weekly at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you’re interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you’re welcome to join the fun.

Their Butt does WHAT?!??!
2025-06-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
June 27th, 10 AM – 11 AM
Town Hall Auditorium
Susie Maguire, from the Poop Museum returns with another educational, funny, and sometimes gross, science presentation. No registration required. Program is geared towards children ages 4 and up.
Not every animal has a butt, but for those that do, there is an almost infinite variety of ways in which their butts can surprise! Yes … there is a remarkable number of super powers built into the butts of the world! And we’re going to discover some true wonders!
In this program you’ll learn about …

an inflating butt
a deflating butt
a butt with it’s own chemical lab
butts that can grow eyes and a brain
butts that talk
butts that attack
butts that breath
and so many more!

We humans are endlessly curious, and the world of animals butts is full of crazy curiosities. So bring your curiosity and join Susie for another fun, funny and fearlessly fact filled program, delivered with her trademark blend of science and silliness.
Program is funded by Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library and our Community sponsors
This event is part of our Summer Reading Program and attending is worth a Kids SRP Raffle Ticket! Make sure to sign your child up for Summer Reading at clapplibrary.beanstack.com or via the Beanstack app.

Teen Pizza & Movie Night
2025-06-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Celebrate the kickoff of the Teen Summer Reading Program with a Teen Pizza & Movie Night on Friday, June 27th at 6:00PM! Pizza, popcorn, and drinks will be provided for free as the library hosts a showing of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle! Pizza will come from Antonio’s, which placed highly in both categories at last year’s Teen Pizza-Tasting Contest! Teens ages 12-18 are asked to call the library or email clapplibrarytab@gmail.com to register. All attendees will earn a raffle ticket for the Teen Summer Reading Program. This program is funded by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.

Fiber Arts with the Woolies
2025-06-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
The Woolies are a local fiber arts group who meet twice a week at the library to socialize and work on their various projects. Whether you’re interested in knitting, crocheting, felting, weaving, embroidery, needle point, sewing, or another fiber art, you’re welcome to join the fun.
